n [ɛn] was a Polish DTH platform. It was launched on October 12, 2006 and owned by ITI Neovision. On December 31, 2011 the company had reached 929,000 subscribers.[2] On March 21, 2013, n merged with Cyfra+ to form nc+.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | October 12, 2006 |
| Defunct | March 21, 2013[1] |
| Fate | Merged with Cyfra+ |
| Successor | nc+ |
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
Key people | Markus Tellenbach |
| Products | Direct-broadcast satellite |
| Parent | ITI Neovision |
| Website | n.pl |
History
editIn May 2006, the ITI Group announced the opening of a "new generation" subscription television platform for the autumn of 2006, with TVN and Onet acting as key strategic partners in the upcoming project.[3]
N was unveiled to the public in September 2006, aiming for an October 12 launch date.[4]
Channels
editAt closing time, N had 99 encrypted channels (6 in foreign languages), 23 free-to-air channels in Polish, 34 HDTV channels, and 3 3D channels.
In-house channels
editThroughout its history, N also had its own in-house channels:
- Wojna i Pokój (War and Peace): The channel broadcast movies from the Soviet Union and contemporary Russia, with either Polish voice-over or original Russian audio. Converted to HD in 2012, after which the channel timeshared with Sundance Channel. Shut down in 2013 because of the merger.
- O.TV: Channel run by Jerzy Owsiak, broadcasts started in 2007 and ended in 2009. It later ran as a block on ZigZap until 2010.
- nTALK: Channel focusing on American and Polish talk shows. Started in 2007 and ended in 2009.[5][6]
- nSPORT: Sports channel. Later integrated into the NC+ offer in 2013 and rebranded in 2014.
VOD
edit- VOD collections
- PictureBox – Universal Studios movies
- nSeriale – CBS Television Studios, NBCUniversal, Buena Vista International, 20th Century Fox Television and TVN's TV series
- nPremium VOD – movies presented on nFilm HD channels
- funVOD – set of erotic movies
- VOD Disney – Disney's series
- Premiery VOD – Warner Bros., Miramax Films, Lions Gate Entertainment, SPI International, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Universal Studios and New Line Cinema movies; unlike VOD collections, every movie in "Premiery VOD" is paid separately
- nVOD net
Set-top boxes
editAs for 2012 n offers four set-top boxes to their subscribers. Most notably, it is the only DTH platform in Poland that doesn't provide CI modules to use with generic DVB-S2 receivers.
| Name | HD | EPG | VOD | PVR | Internet access | Internet Radio | Games | Multiroom |
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| nbox HDTV
(ADB 5800S) |
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(Secondary/Slave)
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| nbox HDTV recorder
(ADB 5800SX) |
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(HDD only)
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250 GB* (80 GB for records) (*170 GB reserved for VOD) |
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| nbox HDTV recorder Turbo
(ADB 5720SX) |
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(HDD + online)
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500 GB* (330 GB for records) 1 TB* (830 GB for records) (*170 GB reserved for VOD) |
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(Primary/Master)
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| nbox HD
(ADB 2850ST) |
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(online only)
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PVR-ready
(up to 1 TB) |
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(Secondary/Slave)
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References
edit- ^ "Start platformy nC+ 21 marca! Jakie zmiany w pakiecie Canal+? (wideo)". Media2. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- ^ "Platforma "n": Wzrost do 929 tys. abonentów" (in Polish). Media2. February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Platforma cyfrowa ITI na jesieni" (in Polish). Press.pl. May 17, 2006.
- ^ "Platforma cyfrowa ITI na jesieni" (in Polish). Press.pl. May 17, 2006.
- ^ "ITI closes another channel". broadbandtvnews.com. June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Grupa ITI likwiduje kolejną stację". WirtualneMedia.pl. June 19, 2009.
External links
edit- Official website (in Polish)
- Official Internet forum Archived 2006-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- Channel and transponder list